19
Jun
2019
No minimum qualification needed to get driving licence as govt scraps 12-year-old rule
The government statement said the removal of the requirement would help meet the shortage of 22 lakh drivers in transport and logistics sectors.
The government statement said the removal of the requirement would help meet the shortage of 22 lakh drivers in transport and logistics sectors.
The government has scrapped the requirement of an educational qualification to get a driving licence. In an official statement, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways said the move would benefit skilled people from economically underprivileged sections of the society.
"In a move to benefit skilled persons from economically underprivileged sections of the society, the ministry of road transport and highways has decided to remove the requirement of minimum educational qualification, that is Class 8, for driving a transport vehicle," according to the official statement.
